Kazushi Yamauchi

The third installment of the popular snowboarding movie series "Car Danchi"! After two years, the car-danchi crew has started their engines. This is the ultimate freeride snowboarding movie that expresses the riders' relentless pursuit of freedom through snowboarding. In search of the ultimate winter lifestyle, the riders once again leave the city and head to the mountains. The car-danchi residents, who continue to pursue the best conditions, become even more addicted to the feeling of snowboarding, and feel free to fly in the powder snow of northern Japan. This 56-minute action documentary was shot entirely on natural terrain by Japan's top freeriders.

The weightlessness of youth: every breath radiates opportunity and hope; every sense thrives on the wealth of the present; every thing whispers of brilliance and awe. When you've seen the season’s first great snow through the eyes of a child—you've known true happiness. But what happened to that simple joy? Where do we find the freedom that time and wisdom stole away? Valhalla, Sweetgrass Productions’ fourth feature film, is the tale of one man’s search to rediscover the freedom of his youth. Feeling the distant heat of it’s fire still burning in the mountains of the frozen north, he goes in search of those tending the flame—the untamed, the wild, and the outcast dwelling on the fringe. Weaving narrative-driven style with award-winning, face-melting backcountry ski and snowboard cinematography; Valhalla is a vivid explosion of color, character, snow, and nostalgic soul.

Neil Hartmann’s Car Danchi 9 Drives is heading your way! The winter lifestyle movie featuring Japan’s freeride masters from both snowboarding and skiing! From Hokkaido’s Shiretoko to Hakuba in Nagano we drive in search of adventure, deep powder, blue sky, local food, friends and the passion for snow that we have in our hearts. New blood joins the Danchi family as Temma and Haruki follow in their fathers lines with a part called "Powder Kids”. We get a deep look at Japan’s unique Yukiita culture with “Yukimaker” and a short documentary about Niseko patrols “Avalanche Control"